Springfield Flyer.

[tauruck]

I'm on the ropes.

I got ripped off by the "Gear Cutter" in Cape Town.
I posted a while back that I'd found a company that could manufacture 2.05:1 ratios for my 9".
Website looked legit, the guy spoke the right language in that he told me what I wanted to hear.
I heard how he'd change the pressure angle to alleviate the noise and vibration associated with the speeds involved.
He was the director of the company and needed to be situated near the docks for export purposes.
All true except he was a partner in the business and departed two days before I shipped my new 2.74 LSD 3rd member as a sample and paid a substantial deposit for R&D.
I never had the money so I borrowed it from my best friend.

5 months of story after story and then the strike put an end to my patience.

The old company is 100% but the crook was forced to leave and is now in a shed with one hobber and no staff.
I've tried for a month to get my parts and money back so now I have to lay a charge and I don't think I'll get relief.

Like building this car isn't hard enough.

[Buickguy3]

  Mike,
  Maybe one of those "snipers" that haunt you around your place could handle it for you. Looks like you will have to put some stuff on the back burner while you tend to some paying customer stuff and recover. You will survive.
  Doug 

[tauruck]

Thanks Doug.

I have a connection in SIU (Special investigations Unit) and she is going to help.

I guess a Barrett Light 50 would be the ideal solution but hey it is what it is.

The son of a former Lotus F1 engineer arrived at my place this morning with all his tools
and he wasn't going to leave. He wants to work with me. How do you say no to a kid like that?.

I put him to work on the Carbon Fibre steering wheel cover and just left him to it.
He did a great job, never complained about itching and he's a keeper.

On Monday we're going to tackle Geoff Green's Jaguar dash again. That cat has kicked my butt all around the shop on and off for five months.

I'll let one Geoff sort out another Geoff. Just kidding, we'll do it together, I mean do the dash.

[tauruck]

In spite of several setbacks the build continues.

I stated with the rear tow system. I wanted to mount the system further back but packaging is a problem.
The best place I could find is forward of the wheels.

[tauruck]

I need to cut backing plates, drill them along with the outer ones and install the locking pin mounts.

After that its welding. Hopefully it all goes well.

[SPARKY]

Crooks and Cons  why do so may show up in and around high performance---I have had my go round with two here in the USA one with a nationally recognized company!!

[kustombrad]

Hey Spark, any hints on what "rhymes" with this companies' name so we can avoid the same fate? And Rick, the car is looking awesome!

[SPARKY]

a town in Utah not quite to the middle of the Alpha.

[tauruck]

I managed to get some work done today.
I built the vibration damper mountings and have one completed.

I collected my plates from Aquajet Profiles yesterday and as usual their work is excellent.
I dummied up the system and used a new ARP head stud as a fastener. Had those left over from another project.

Got the corners tacked, checked and rechecked before final welding.

[tauruck]

Once I got everything cleaned up and free of rough edges I mounted the system and tacked it to the chassis.

[tauruck]

Other views.

[tauruck]

Donovan Slade from National Urethane Industries made me lovely bushings.
It's so cool to assemble parts that are made right.
I have different thicknesses that will help set the ride height when that day comes.

My front wheels are being built as we speak and I should have some late next week.
In spite of the problems I'm having on another front, I'm upbeat and very relaxed.

[Freud]

The good things that You are accomplishing overpower the bad things.

I am proud of You.

If You take a long coffee break You can crew with us on Target 550 at the WOS.

Just look for the biggest white tent on the Salt.  That will be us.

FREUD

[Finallygotit]

Small thread hijack... ...Freud, the car is ready?  I didn't see any news on the Target 550 website.

We now return you to our regularly scheduled Springfield Flyer thread.

[tauruck]

The good things that You are accomplishing overpower the bad things.

I am proud of You.

If You take a long coffee break You can crew with us on Target 550 at the WOS.

Just look for the biggest white tent on the Salt.  That will be us.

FREUD

Freud, you're always so nice to me and I hope to take you up on ALL your offers (past and present) in the future.
I'd love to be there with all you guys.